Application of High-Intensity Functional Resistance Training in a Skilled Nursing Facility: An Implementation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is under scrutiny to deliver high-quality care and superior outcomes in less time. High-intensity resistance training demonstrates functional improvements in community-dwelling and long-term care populations but has not been generalized to the SNF population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate implementation issues including safety and feasibility and to provide preliminary information on effectiveness of rehabilitation focused on high-intensity functional resistance training in an SNF.

Methods

The implementation study design consisted of 2 nonrandomized independent groups (usual care and high intensity) that were staged within a single SNF. The i-STRONGER program (IntenSive Therapeutic Rehabilitation for O

SUBMITTER: Gustavson AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7530575 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature